UTAH'S DROUGHT

Cedar City Community Helps Flood Victims With Donations, Support

Jul 29, 2021, 6:58 AM | Updated: 8:17 am

CEDAR CITY, Utah – Generous community members in Cedar City made sure flood victims had food, clothing, shelter and toiletries Wednesday.

The Red Cross opened an emergency shelter inside a stake center for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 61 N. 900 West in Cedar City. It’s open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The executive director of the American Red Cross for Northern Utah and Southwest Wyoming estimated 100 homes were damaged in Monday’s storm. Two hundred people were displaced — 100 of them being Southern Utah University students who were living off-campus.

The storm dropped more than 2″ of rain in an hour, causing flooding in some areas of the city.

 

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Classmates like Noa Taetafa dropped everything to help, filling dumpsters with debris and clearing flooded apartments.

“My best friends that I used to room with have been flooded out. So, the last two days we have been moving them out, moving them out of the live-in basement apartments,” said Taeatafa.

University officials said nearly half of the 100 displaced students lost everything.

“Probably 30-40 of them, it’s a complete loss as they were in basement apartments that flooded 8′ deep worth of water,” said Jared Tippets, vice president of student affairs at SUU.

Community Members Donated Food, Clothing, Supplies The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Opened a Shelter Approx. 100 SUU Students Displaced By Monday's Flooding 40-50 SUU Students Lost Everything in Monday's Flood Flood Victims Pick Up Cleaning Supplies Sorting Through Donations Supplies for Cedar City Flood Victims

In addition to supplies, displaced students have help with housing. The university said about 25 students are staying on-campus. However, the dorms will only be available temporarily.

“They’ll be there until we can work with the landlords to get them back into their current space. We of course have school starting in the fall and so we will have to move them out (for incoming students),” Tippets said.

He added that community members are stepping up, with some offering to house students.

“It’s cool that we were able to get the small town of Cedar City to mobilize so quickly … It’s cool to be a part of a community that cares,” Taeatafa said.

The Red Cross said they have plenty of food and supplies, but monetary donations are welcomed.

You can also donate directly to SUU’s T-Bird Strong Fund.

Cedar City officials continue to assess damages from this week’s flooding. Those affected are asked to submit their information online.

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Cedar City Community Helps Flood Victims With Donations, Support